An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds capacity of planned ...

It’s a revolving door of blame. The criminal justice reforms signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo are to blame for the Big ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces a fundraising challenge with competitors outpacing him, as he gathers a fraction of the previous ...

Adrienne Adams convened the commission in the somewhat more peaceful days of 2023, before she was challenging Eric Adams’ reelection. The 114-page report found, in short, that Rikers can’t close by ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign has received significant financial backing from the real estate industry, ...

Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation, demanded information about crime in the subway system. But transit watchers saw a ...

Educators, parents, and politicians rallied outside City Hall, condemning Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping education budget cuts.

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday blamed the perception that New York City is unsafe and its sprawling homelessness crisis squarely on the Democratic challenger in the 2025 NYC Mayor’s Race who says he is ...

After months of appeasing Trump allies and instructing city officials not to object to his policies, Trump’s Justice ...

The former governor is the early front-runner, but there are reasons to doubt he will stay on top.

A new report warns NYC is falling behind on its plan to close Rikers Island by 2027. An independent commission is urging Mayor Eric Adams to appoint a “Rikers czar” to speed up the process, stating ...